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Dulwich Prep & Senior (formerly Dulwich Prep London)

Girls’ · Boys’ · Co-educational | Tiptop editorial rankings

Boys’ Top 37 · Editorial rank 34Guide edition: 2026Last checked: 2026-11-01

School facts [1] [2] [3] [4]

Location
Dulwich, London
Ages
Boys in Reception–Year 8, approximately 4–13; the wider school continues to 16
Intake
Boys from Reception; co-educational Fledglings and Nursery
Day / boarding
Day; flexible or weekly boarding in Years 3–8

This profile covers boys in Reception–Year 8, excluding the co-educational Fledglings and Nursery.

SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS [1] [4]
  • Distinct stages for Years 4–6 and Years 7–8
  • Subject teaching, music and pre-test preparation
  • Flexible overnight or Monday-to-Friday boarding in Years 3–8
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About the school [1] [4]

Dulwich Prep & Senior, formerly Dulwich Prep London, now has its own Senior Section. The Prep continues to prepare pupils for external 11+ and 13+ entry while also offering progression into its own Senior Section.

Senior school destinations [1]

In 2025/26, the school published destinations for 100 pupils: 36 went to Dulwich College, 18 to its own Senior Section, and one each to Eton, Harrow and Winchester. In the same year, 37 boys received 53 scholarships and awards.

Reporting period
2023/24–2025/26
Cohort size
2025/26: 100 pupils (Year 6 and Year 8 combined, including transfers to the school’s own Senior Section.)

Leaver destinations

Destination counts published by the school
PeriodEtonHarrowWinchesterSource
2025/26111School source
2024/25Not listed11School source
2023/24422School source

Senior schools

  • Dulwich College
  • Dulwich Prep & Senior Senior Section
  • Whitgift School
  • Trinity School
  • St Paul's School
  • Westminster School
  • Eton College
  • Winchester College

The total of 100 combines Year 6 and Year 8 leavers and includes pupils moving to the school’s own Senior Section.

Scholarships and awards [1]

In 2025/26, 37 boys received 53 awards. The school reports the number of recipients separately from the number of awards.

About this ranking

Tiptop’s editorial order considers senior-school destinations and internal progression. It is not calculated from a standardised admissions rate.

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